The U.S. constitution does not prevent convicted felons from holding the office of the President or a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives. States may prevent convicted felons candidates from holding statewide and local offices.
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Response rates from 2.3k Calgary Heritage voters.
41% Yes |
59% No |
17% Yes |
56% No |
20% Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
3% No, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime |
3% Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence |
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1% Yes, as long as the crime was not committed while in office |
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Unique answers from Calgary Heritage voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9LZFDR67mos7MO
Yes, as long as the crime both was not commited whilst in office, and was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime.
@8VJVJMR3yrs3Y
Depends on the circumstances. The person might be a member of a marginalized group and convicted out of hate and inequities in the society & justice system.
@8T2MVY23yrs3Y
Depends on the severity of the offence
@95WYDFJ2yrs2Y
Depends on the crime and how bad it was
@9ZHCGXD1wk1W
No, because they could cheat their way to a higher position in the government, and potentially affect rules and regulations.
@9VQSDXQ1mo1MO
Personally it depends on what crime was committed and how severe it was and what actions needed to be taken.
@9VHLKZC 2mos2MO
It depends on the crime. If it was theft then yeah they should be able to run for office but if it was murder or attempted murder then no they shouldn't be able to run for office
@9VH3CZK2mos2MO
it depends how bad the crime was if it was little thing its not a big deal. But also people change
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